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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1988

SHAU KEI WAN PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT

PROJECT

IN AFTER

SHAU

THE

ALDRICH

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING

IN KEI WAN WILL PROCEED

FULL STEAM EARLY NEXT YEAR

CONVEYOR SYSTEM TO CONSTRUCTION OF AN OVERHEAD

TRANSPORT MATERIAL

THE

BAY EXCAVATED FROM THE SITE AT SHAU KEI WAN FOOTHILL TO WATERFRONT.

CONVEYOR

WHICH SYSTEM,

•

WILL BE

CONSTRUCT THE THE PLAN TO TOTALLY ENCLOSED AND SOUND PROOF TO MINIMISE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS, WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

BE USED FROM

IT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG HOI NING STREET AND WILL

EXCAVATED TO TRANSPORT THE 1.5 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF MATERIAL THE SHAU KEI WAN WEST FOOTHILLS TO A BARGE LOADING AREA END OF ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTER.

AT THE WEST

A HOUSING AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN SAID THE ELEVATED LARGE AMOUNT SYSTEM IS THE MOST IDEAL METHOD TO REMOVE THE

WILL HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT EXCAVATED FROM THE SLOPE, AND AREA'S TRAFFIC CONDITION AND ENVIRONMENT.

CONVEYOR OF SOIL ON THE

BRIDGE,

AN

OUT ΤΟ CONSIDER HE SAID: "A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY WAS CARRIED

ROADS, USING THE EXISTING

OR A HAUL VARIOUS OPTIONS OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND EVEN A CONVEYOR SYSTEM IN A TUNNEL.

—

VIEWPOINTS THAT

"IT CONCLUDED FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND COST THE OVERHEAD AND ENCLOSED CONVEYOR WAS THE BEST OPTION.

"EXTENSIVE LIAISON HAS TAKEN PLACE WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, AND THE EASTERN ESPECIALLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT,

IN THE DISTRICT BOARD.

INCORPORATED

SYSTEM," HE NOTED.

THEIR SUGGESTIONS HAVE BERN

FORMATION YEAR

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SITE WORK FOR THE PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT WAS STARTED IN DECEMBER LAST AND THE SECOND PHASE WILL COMMENCE IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.

PROJECT IS COMPLETED IN 1995 IT HE SAID: "WHEN THE PROVIDE 10 500 HOMES FOR ABOUT

WITH 40 000 PEOPLE,

INCLUDING COMMUNITY,

RECREATION, CONVENIENCE OF A MODERN SHOPPING ARCADES AND OTHER SOCIAL FACILITIES,"

WILL

ALL

THE MARKETS,

LIVING КЕТ WAN,

IS

"THE NEW ESTATES WILL PROVIDE A MUCH BETTER STANDARD OF AND MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SHAU WHICH WILL HAVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT OUTLOOK WHEN THE COMPLETED," HE ADDED.

DEVELOPMENT

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